NIATx Third-party Billing Guide, 2nd Edition

NIATx Third-party Billing Guide, 2nd Edition

Guide to help substance abuse treatment agencies increase their capacity to bill health insurance and Medicaid plans for their services as an increasing number of clients obtain public and private health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

While specific to substance abuse services, the guide outlines fundamentals to third party billing that may apply to other agencies, like:

Things to do before getting started (e.g., secure a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number, obtain third party payer forms).